A Randomized Study of Family-Focused Psychoeducation and Pharmacotherapy in the Outpatient Management of Bipolar Disorder
Archives of General PsychiatryPublished 1 September 2003
David J. Miklowitz, Elizabeth George, Jeffrey A. Richards, Teresa L. Simoneau, Richard L. Suddath
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Abstract
Combining family psychoeducation with pharmacotherapy enhances the postepisode symptomatic adjustment and drug adherence of bipolar patients.
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